Community Volunteer (Pembrokeshire)
Pivot Home from Hospital is part of our commitment to reduce social isolation, improve wellbeing and empower people to lead change in their communities.
For volunteers aged 18+ in Pembrokeshire
As a Community Volunteer with Pivot Home from Hospital, you will provide light-touch, practical support to people, mainly older adults, as they transition from hospital back into their homes. This could include friendly visits, help with small tasks, or simply offering reassurance during a time when confidence may be low.
Each person is matched with a local volunteer for up to six weeks, helping them feel safe, settled and connected. Even a small amount of support can make a significant difference to someone’s recovery and independence, and may help prevent a return to hospital.
You will be fully supported by our engagement managers as part of a welcoming and committed volunteer team. By giving your time, you will play a vital role in strengthening communities, reducing social isolation and helping people live well at home.
- telephone or face-to-face befriending
- picking up shopping or prescriptions
- dog walking or light gardening
- help with small tasks like vacuuming
- support with our ‘keep warm, keep well’ scheme in autumn and winter
- being a travel companion to appointments or social activities
This kind of friendly, practical support can have a big impact on recovery and wellbeing.
- Appreciate that this role will allow you to make a very real difference to the person you will be supporting
- To fully enjoy the opportunities this role will offer
- To adhere to confidentiality and current working policies
- To liaise regularly with the Engagement Manager
- To be flexible to an ever – changing Community Volunteering role.
- Good communication and listening skills
- Punctual and reliable
- Ability to work flexibly
- Reliable
As a volunteer, we will ensure that:
- you are well trained and supported in your role
- we involve you in delivering and developing our volunteering opportunities
- we show our appreciation, celebrate your commitment and let you know what a difference you are making
- You have access to additional training opportunities
- You are presented with your own VM ID badge and VM t-shirt
- Travel expenses reimbursed
- You are enrolled in the Tempo Time Credits scheme
- You are part of the team and join us for events and celebratory get togethers.
The role description is intended to include a broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the volunteering post. As our services are continually changing, there will be regular opportunities for you to change the nature of your volunteering and / or support other services in our area to ensure that you continually gain more skills alongside positive experiences while you are volunteering with us.
Volunteers are the cornerstone of our work with the residents from our local communities and we are grateful that you are offering your time to help us to make a difference.
Find out more about the project
PIVOT | Home from Hospital (Pembrokeshire)
The PIVOT (Home from Hospital) project supports patients in and around Pembrokeshire who have been brought home from A&E, instead of being admitted to hospital.
This opportunity is kindly funded by
